‘There got here to me additionally a most renowned female sea referred to as Granny Imallye … with 3 galleys and 200 struggling with males … She introduced along with her her husband for she used to be besides by means of sea as via land good greater than Mrs Mate with him. This was once a infamous lady in all of the coasts of eire …’ Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of eire, 1576

Irish patriot, Civil struggle common, frontier governor—Thomas Francis Meagher performed key roles in 3 significant ancient arenas. at the present time he's hailed as a hero by way of a few, condemned as a drunkard via others. Paul R. Wylie now deals a definitive biography of this nineteenth-century determine who has lengthy remained an enigma.

"Edward R. Roybal: The Mexican American fight for Political Empowerment" showcases Roybal's accomplishments as a pace-setter within the political struggles of his time and evokes us all to paintings for the betterment of our communities.